Typewriting machine



1935. J. A. B. SMITH V TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed July 10, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented Aug. 6, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,010,162 TYPEWRITING MACHINE Jesse A. B. Smith, Stamford, Conn., assignor to Underwood Elliott Fisher Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Application July 10, 1931, Serial No. 549,812 9 Claims. (01. 197-126) This invention relates to typewriting machines, stitches, and the sheets are, gathered against and more particularly those provided with platens a gage-plate, provided upon said gathering box. around which the work-sheets are fed, as for ex- Each work-sheet is inserted between the leaves ample, the Underwood typewriting machine. and merely dropped in the box, against the left- The principal object of the invention is to prohand side thereof. The right-hand side of the 5 vide for ready interleaving and gathering of simbox is cut away or omitted for convenience of ilar work-sheets with carbon sheets for manithe operators hand. I folding. The upper right-hand corners of the carbons A feature of the invention is that the 'carbon nd k n he r out off. h u w y 10 sheets are received in a work-sheet-gathering being graded. u providing p of guides for 10 box-element that is mounted ov r the laten, the interleaving operation. The lower left-hand and the work-sheets are rapidly gathered one by orner f h w rkh is pl p n the p one in said box between the stationary carbons. which P j from e undermest Carbon, and Said gathering box preferably inclines upwardly the sheet i n pp n h gathering x, is and rearwardly from th l t lying against the left-hand side, the operation The carbon-sheets at their lower ends are being very p T first work-sheet is institched to a binder, which is flexible, so as to sorted between the lowermost carbon and h pass up and d n r n th typewriter-platen backing. Then the next worksheet is inserted said binder being of a length to extend from the between the lowermost carbons, and 50 open lower end of the gathering box down around The last Sheet is Placed upon the uppermost 20 the platen, to be gripped by the feed-rolls at Carbon, and lower g is caught by a Work the under side of the platen, thereby holding sh p. which extends upwardly m the the carbons against displacement during the inp of the Operating tongue fl p. s sertion of the work-sheets between the carbeing preferably a border Wh c Xt d bons. The carbon-sheets rem i permanently about half an inch above the transverse line of connected t th v t m worn t stitching, so that the lower end of the top work- The set of carbons has a backing sheet of sheet can be v readily pp y. paper, and the stitche pass thr h th After the work-sheets are interleaved with ing, and through the backing sheet, and the carbons and gathered; the platen may be 10- through the lower edges of the carbons, the line tilted backweidly i the usual manner, thus 3 of stitching extending entirely across the sheet, running downwardly nd kw y h n thus making a firm structure not liable to inwhereby the carbon-element i p 1 down into jury from handling, and forming a gag fo th the machine, together with the work-sheets. lower ends of the work-sheets. This backward rotation of the platen continues as The binder extends downwardly from the row far enough to bring the carbon-leaves and gathof stitches, and the carbons and backing sheet and work-sheets into position for the typing extend upwardly from said row of stitches. of the first line thereon.

The carbon-set element, with its binding trail- The g thering box may be hinged upon the er flap, may inserted at the real" 0f the typewriting machine, so that it can be swung 40 platen by the ald of the paper'shelfi in downwardly to a position back of the typewriter, 40 the same manner as an ordinary work-sheet. for convenience in dropping the typewriter in o Theplaten is rotated, thus bringing the carbons the usual type nrriter desk m from enttr above the t so Said table may not only be hinged, but also t at they recline within the gathering box, mounted detachably upon the platen-frame of which inclines rearwardly from the delivery side t b detached from r of the platen; the top of the binder being now the f ma 1 about even with the lower end of the the machine when the invention is not in use.

The usual feed-rolls of the platen now per- The left'hand slde of the box may be ,made manently hold the tongue or flap with th c adjustable across the bottom. After typing a, a0 bone in the machine, and also keep the carbons page. h w rkm y be p d etween steady while work-sheets are inserted edgewise the fingers t the pp -be corner (where one by one to interleave with the carbons and the Corners a Stepped) and wlthdlewh from e gather against the .bottom and side gages. The carbon element by one stroke of the hand, while bottom edges of the work-sheets descend to a the carbon-element remains in the machine, for gathering gage consisting of the row of binding receiving a fresh load of work-sheets. 55

Other features and after appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the platen and accompanying parts of a machine, showing the carbon-element lying flat in the gathering box after interleaving and gathering of the worksheets.

Figure 2 is an enlarged View of the right-hand corner of the gathering box, showing the insertion of a work-sheet.

Figure 3 shows in perspective the gathering box.

Figure 4 shows in perspective the side removed from the bottom of the box.

Figure 5 is a sectional side View corresponding to Figure l.

Figure 6 shows in ment.

Figure 7 is a sectional side view, showing the set of carbon-sheets and gathered work-sheets in printing position on the platen.

Figure 8 shows separately a carbon-pack having one narrowed carbon.

advantages will hereinperspective the carbon-ele- Figure 9 is an enlarged view of a part of Figure 5.

The drawings show an ordinary platen i ll journaled in end plates ll of its frame by means of a shaft l2 and operated by the ordinary knob it]. There is shown also the usual wing-scale M (Figure 5) and the usual paper-table l5, having an apron-extension iii. ll indicates the feedrolls and it a type-bar. According to the invention, a gathering table-element i9 is mounted on the end plates l l of the platen-frame by means of a hinge 2iiand brackets 2 l, removably secured to said plates ill by screws 22.

The box l 9 is held rearwardly and tangentially inclined above the front portion of the platen ill by means of lock-nuts 23.

The left-hand side 25, with sliders clasping the horizontal edges of the table it, is frictionally. mounted on the left-hand portion of the bottom of the box, and may thus be adjusted in parallelism.

Three carbon-leaves are illustrated in Figure 6, viz., 26, 27, 28, also a backing sheet 29, all being bound near their lower edges by means of a line of stitching 36, which secures the leaves to the top of a driving flap or tongue 31!, made of flexible but relatively stiff material.

This flap or tongue is substantially as wide as the carbons, and projects above the line of stitching, so as to form a clip or tab The right-hand upper corners of the carbons 26, 2?, 28 and backing sheet 29 are cut ofi and graded so as to form three overlapping lips or margins 3G, 35, acting as guides or insertionslots facilitating the interleaving of the worksheets. A triangular cutaway 36 is made in the backing sheets 29, for simultaneous withdrawal of the typed sheets.

The carbon-set, with its driving flap 3i, as

shown in Figure 6, is attached to the platen by introducing the device permanently between the platen and the feed rolls. It lies fiat, and may abut the gage 241. As shown in Figures 1 and 5, in this position thestitching is slightly above the lower edge of said box 09, and the driving flap 3i is still gripped between the platen and the feed-rolls ill, thus establishing a mechanical coupling between the carbon-set and said platen, and insuring the parallelism of the stitching 393 with the platen-axis.

The machine is now ready for the interleaving of the blank work-sheets. Presented by its lower left-hand corner, the bottom blank 37 is first inserted edgewise through the slot between the lowermost carbon 28 and the backing 29, and is simultaneously gathered to the left against thegage 2 5, and is also pressed down as far as it will go, i. e., until it is gathered against the line of stitching 30. A second blank 38 (see Figure 2) is then likewise introduced through the slot 34 between the carbons 2i and 28, and so on. The top blank' 40 is slipped under the clip 32 and laid directly upon the uppermost carbon 26, and is passed laterally and down until it abuts simultaneously the gage 2G and the line of stitching 30.

The blank work-sheets being thus gathered upon the carbons, the platen may be rotated in counterclockwise direction in the usual manner, whereby the assemblage of carbons and work-sheets is pulled down into the r'nachine, first by means of the driving-flap 3i, then by direct contact with the platen and the feed-rolls ll, until it reaches the printing position shown in Figure 7. During said movement, the top worksheet ill is kept in its registered position by the clip 32, which moreover facilitates the running of the manifolding pack between the platen and the feed-rolls ll.

After typing, the assemblage is again run up on the table, and the four printed work-sheets 3i,

38, 39, (iii are grasped between the thumb and the forefinger at their upper right-hand corners, and withdrawn as a unit from the carbon-set by one stroke of the hand, due to the cutaway 36, provided in the backing sheet 29.

This easy and quick removal of the printed sheets leaves the carbon-sheets still connected to the platen and in their original positions upon the interleaving table i9, ready to receive a new set of blanks. as the carbons endure.

When it is not desired to use the device, the lock-nuts 23 may be unlocked and the table it swung downwardly in a position (shown in dotted lines in Figure 5) back of the typewriter, more convenient for the dropping of the typewriter into the usual typewriter-desk; or the table element 59, with its attached parts 20, 2i, 23 and 24, may be easily removed from the platen-frame M by merely unscrewing the four thumb-screws 22 (Figure 3).

The backing sheet, which is numbered 29, aids in giving body to the assemblage, having some stifiness and thickness, and tends to keep the carbons from wrinkling and creasing, and also protects the platen from injury from the typeblows.

If desired, the carbon element may be inserted downwardly (flap first) in the machine at the front, by a suitable lip 29 provided upon the machine below the printing line, as seen at Figure 5, and shown in Patent No. 1,489,224.

The clip 32 holds the outer worksheet, and is convenient when inserting the device bottom end first at the front-downwardly around the platen, since said clip holds the bottom edge of the main work-sheet against displacement during this operation.

The carbon-element, however, may be inserted downwardly at the back of the platen, by first swinging the box or table-element rearwardly about its hinge, until the box takes the dottedline vertical position at Figure 5. This uncovers the ordinary work table at the rear of the platen,

The operation is repeated as long a and permits the ready insertion of the carbons, head first, downwardly at the back of the platen, and forwardly and up around the same.

One of the carbons 4| may be about two-thirds the width of the others, Figure 8, so that when typing a bill, the column of amounts will not be typed upon the underlying carbon-copy.

The clip has a further advantage, as it enables the operator, in case an extra carbon-copy is required, to insert and gather an extra worksheet with its loose carbon beneath the main work-sheet, so that all three of said sheets will be retained by said clip. Thus the capacity of the carbon-element may be temporarily increased as occasion requires, while it remains permanently connected to the platen for co-operation with the platen and gathering table.

The clip 32 forming a pocket in which the bottom of a work-sheet is seated, and being coupled to the platen by the flap 3|, constitutes an efficient page-end indicator to gage the untyped margin at the bottom of the work-sheets. In thus functioning the clip 3| co-operates with the printing-line scale l4. When the top of the clip M, which may extend substantially above the line of stitching 30, and thus above the bottom edge of the work-sheet, shows above or somewhat below the top of said scale, as may be easily discerned either at the usual printing-point gap (not shown), at the center of said scale M, or at either end of said scale, the operator is apprised thereby that the limit of typing which the work-sheet seated in the clip may hold has been reached or is about to be reached. Thus, there is obviated the liability of the typing running in unsightly proximity to the bottom edge of the sheet, The bottom untyped margins of the worksheets are neatly and uniformly gaged. It will be obvious that the device may function as a page-end indicator in the typing of single worksheets without manifolding, and that, for such use, the carbon-sheets may be omitted, the trail or flap 3i being in this case stitched directly to the backing sheet 29 to form the work-sheetseating and page-end-indicatin'g pocket or clip 32.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. Apparatus for the purpose specified, including a set of carbon-sheets and a flap to which they are stitched at their lower ends, said flap extending up above the sitching to form a front clip to receive the lower margin of the front work-sheet.

2. Apparatus for the purpose specified, including a set of carbon-sheets and a flap to which they are stitched at their lower endS said flap extending up above the stitching to form a front clip to receive the lower margin of the front work-sheet, and the upper right-hand corners of the carbons being cut off in broadly stepped relation, to afford a series of steps upon which to lay the work-sheets for guiding them one by one between the carbons in the interleaving operation.

3. Means whereby work-sheets may be rapidly gathered and interleaved for manifolding, including a set of carbon-sheets and a flap to which they are attached by a line of stitching at their lower ends, said flap extending up above the stitching to form a front clip to receive the lower margin of the front work-sheet, and the upper right-hand corners of the carbons being cut off in broadly stepped relation, to afford a series of steps upon which to lay the work-sheets for guiding them one by one between the carbons in the gathering and interleaving operation, and a gathering board of ample capacity for supporting a work-sheet in flat condition, said board extending upwardly and rearwardly from the platen and supporting in inclined position the upwardly and rearwardly extending pack of carhome, said board having a clear right-hand side to permit manipulation and gathering of the sheet by the right hand of the operator, the inclination of the board being sufficiently steep so that each inserted sheet tends to drop against the line of stitching, and the board having a lefthand side-edge gathering gage, extending throughout its length, whereby it is only nec essary to insert the work-sheets one by one between the packed carbons and drop them as far as they will go, and press them to the left as far as they will go, thereby gathering the sheets at their bottom edges and their side edges.

4. In a typewriting mac "he, the combination with a revoluble platen, its frame and feed-rolls, of a work-sheet-gathering table tangentially carried by said frame with respect to the delivery side of said platen, and having a work-sheetgathering gage, means for normally detaining a pack of carbon-leaves fiat upon said table, while connected to the platen, a driving tongue coupling said carbon-pack to said platen, and stitching forming a line across said carbon-leaves to fasten said pack to said driving tongue, and to serve as a bottom gathering gage for the work-sheets, said driving tongue projecting beyond said stitching above the uppermost carbon-sheet so as to form a clip serving as holder and guide for the uppermost work-sheet.

5. Apparatus for the purpose specified, including a set of carbon-sheets and a flap to which they are stitched at their lower ends, said flap extending up above the stitching to form a front clip to receive the lower margin of the front work-sheet, and also including a backing sheet held to the carbon-sheets by said stitching, said backing sheet having its upper left-hand corner cut away, and the carbon-sheets being also cut away, the cutaways being of graduated dimensions to form overlaps for slip-ways for the interleaving of the work-sheets.

6. Apparatus for the purpose specified, including a set of carbon-sheets and a flap to which they are stitched at their lower ends, said flap extending up above the stitching to form a front clip to receive the lower margin of the front work-sheet, and the upper right-hand corners of the carbons being cut ofi in broadly stepped relation, to afford a series of steps upon which to lay the work-sheets for guiding them one by one between the carbons in the interleaving operation, one of said carbon-sheets having its righthand portion omitted, to prevent manifolding columns of amounts-on one of the work-sheets.

'7. Apparatus for the purpose specified, including a set of carbon-sheets and a flap to which they are stitched at their lower ends, said flap extending up above the stitching to form a front clip to receive the lower margin of the front work-sheet, and the upper right-hand corners of the carbons being cut off in broadly stepped relation, to afford a series of steps upon which to lay the work-sheets for guiding them one by one between the carbons in the interleaving operation, said clip having a capacity to hold a plurality of work-sheets with their carbons.

8. Work-sheet gathering and locating means projecting downwardly from said set of leaves and caught between said feed-rolls and said platen as the leaves extend above the delivery side of the platen, said tongue with said leaves forming a unit which is shiftable around the platen, but which remains permanently cannected to the platen by means of said rolls during introduction and withdrawal of successive batches of work-sheets, and also including a sheet-gathering board for supporting said set of leaves as a unit in flat condition at the delivery side of the platen, said board extending upwardly and rearwardly from the top of the platen, and having a clear right-hand side to permit manipulation and gathering of .the work-sheets between said leaves by the right hand of the operator, the inclination of the board being sufiiciently-steep to enable each gathered work-sheet to drop between the leaves down to said line of stitching, andthe board having a left-hand gathering gage, against which said set of leaves is set, to bring said line of stitching parallel to printing line on the platen, said gage being sumciently long to true the line of. stitching, whereby the work-sheets may be gathered one by one between the leaves and dropped against the stitching and pressed to the left to said gathering gage, thereby evening up the work-sheets at their bottom edges and also at their side edges, said tongue then serving to draw the assemblage of leaves and gathered worksheets back around the platen to true printing position, bringing the bottom edges of the worksheets mechanically into parallelism with the line of typing, said gathering leaves being coated with carbon for manifolding the gathered worksheets, the top margin of said tongue extending above said line of stitching, to form a front clip to hold the front work-sheet by its lower margin.

9. Work-sheet gathering and locating means permanently secured to a typewriting machine, and including a set of gathering leaves stitched together at their lower ends, and having a tongue apron ea projecting downwardly from said set of leaves and caught between said feed-rolls and said platen as the leaves extend above the delivery side of the platen, said tongue with said leaves forming a unit which is shiftable around the platen, but which remains permanently connected to the platen by means of said rolls during introduction and withdrawal of successive batches oi work-sheets, and also including a sheet-gathering board for supporting said set of leaves as a unit in flat condition at the delivery side of the platen, said board extending upwardly and rearwardly from the top or the platen, and having a clear right-hand side to permit manipulation and gathering of the worksheets between said leaves by the right hand of the operator, the inclination of the board being sufiiciently steep to enable each gathered worksheet todrop between the leaves down to said line of stitching, and the board having a lefthand gathering gage, against which said set of leaves is set, to bring said line of stitching parallel to the printing line on the platen, said gage being sufiiciently long to true the line of stitching, whereby the work-sheets may be gathered one by one between the leaves and dropped against the stitching and pressed to the left to said gathering gage, thereby evening up the work-sheets at their bottom edges and also at their side edges, said tongue then serving to draw the assemblage of leaves and gathered work-sheets back around the platen to true printing position, bringing the bottom edges of the work-sheets mechanically into parallelism with the line of typing, said gathering leaves being coated with carbon for manifolding the gathered work-sheets, the top margin of said tongue extending above said line of stitching, to form a front clip to hold the front work-sheet by its lower margin, and the upper right-hand corners of the carbons being cut oif to form a broad series of introductory steps, upon which to lay the work-sheets in succession, for guiding the work-sheets between the carbon-leaves at the JESSE A B. sm'm;

' gathering operation. 

